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Pillar of the Community
Poland
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The background:Today is my 8th anniversary at CCF... but I have managed to misplace the prizes I was to offer on this occasion (along with at least one coin I intended to sell)  So, here's a replacement contest with whatever was available at a moment's notice! The prizes:Poland, 50 zloty, 1929. Condition: circulated, many vertical folds, some small spots mainly along the edges.  Ost, 20 kopek, 1916. Condition: well circulated but at least without a center hole.  Germany, 1 and 2 mark, 1920. Condition: lightly circulated, the corners are rounded and the edges aren't perfect but there are no center creases in either direction.  The rules:- you can claim one of the three prizes. - you you can edit your posts before the contest closes. - the contest ends when I make a post that says "contest closed" but not earlier than July 10, 8:00 AM forum time. - the contest is considered valid if all prizes are claimed. - the prizes will be drawn randomly, regardless of your answer to the contest question. And the said question is: What do you even need such lousy banknotes for? 
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07/07/2016 2:41 pm
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Valued Member
United States
343 Posts |
Because I'd like something from Poland other than my ancestors.
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Pillar of the Community
 Poland
3201 Posts |
SpaceMaNy0, please note that you should also point out which prize you want. Based on your post, I will assume it's the first one, unless you say otherwise.
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
I would like the German note --
my reason: I would like something to bring to my coin club's show and tell that the other members may not have seen. They've all been collecting for decades and have huge collections. Maybe an old foreign note would be new to them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1191 Posts |
German notes (sorry Buddy)
The reason is that I am diving into German coins and currency as a new collecting goal.
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Pillar of the Community
Poland
3201 Posts |
Hello There, you won't have to compete with Buddy for the same prize, I think. I assume that Buddy entered for prize #2 because the post says "note" not "notes".
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Valued Member
Germany
303 Posts |
To me the 20 Kopeks banknote is most interesting because I've got coins from the province of Posen from the time when it belonged to Prussia and that banknote would certainly look good besides my Oberbefehlshaber Ost Kopeks :)
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
1920 Germany Question answer...because they are neat and my ancestors are German. Thanks for the contest. John1  Edited by John1
07/07/2016 4:28 pm
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Moderator
United States
34393 Posts |
Why do I need such lousy banknotes? I don't. I just like winning stuff. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Valued Member
United States
185 Posts |
German 1 and 2 mark
I need the note for my father who is a huge Germany history buff and with his parents coming over from Germany this would be very cool to give to him.
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Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
I'll take 20 kopeks.
Why do I need such lousy notes? They're not lousy! Each and every one of them holds great history to it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
814 Posts |
I'd like the German notes. While I don't need these notes, I definetly want them! I don't have any foreign notes in my currency collection, despite over 100 foreign coins. I think the German Marc's would make an excellent starter set.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2403 Posts |
I would love to win the 1929 Polish 50 Zloty.
Reason: Want to give it to my wife for her collection of foreign coins/currency.
BTW She loved the coins and card she got last time.
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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I'd say Poland because it's the most beautiful. Nice condition too. (I'd have chosen the Ost banknote because a banknote denominated in kopeks is silly - doubly silly when it's also German - but at least with Poland I have a vague chance to eventually get something else in the series. The Ost banknote would just stand out in my collection as the one great rarity I'll never find anything similar for.)
And what do you mean lousy? They're all in extremely nice condition. You should've seen the Portuguese Timor banknote I bought recently. Or that one Rentenmark I picked out of a 10 ruble bargain stack that I wasn't sure wouldn't fall apart in my fingers.
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Pillar of the Community
Poland
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Thank you for participating. As all prizes have already been claimed, the contest is now valid. Here's a summary of the choices so far. If I misinterpreted your post, put you on the wrong list, or you'd like to change your choice, please let me know below. Prize A - Poland 19291. SpaceMaNy0 * 2. MontCollector 3. january1may Prize B - Ost 19161. Buddy * 2. Potsdam 3. YNumismetalsCollector Prize C - Germany 19201. Hello There 2. John1 3. TripAces 4. GoldenChest No idea 0. dspenciner - please select your prize or I'll do it instead  |
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Valued Member
United States
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You were correct in assuming I'd prefer the first prize. Thanks for the contest.
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